The Cloud Computing SaaS Portfolio was up 2.5% this week but went down 6.0% during the month of April, is now down 5.4% YTD.

As the end of April approaches, will 2023 be another year where the “Sell In May” strategy works? While no one knows the answer, historical statistics, current economic indicators, and technical measures suggest some caution is warranted.

This article relates to a recent dinner I had with an European Central Bank [ECB] "executive" during which it was expressed/revealed (some might say, confirmed) that there is an on-going global conspiracy by Central Bankers to overthrow democracy and take over the world so to speak in what many refer to as a New World Order (NWO). My first reaction was that what he had to say was outlandish but, upon reflection, I think, in spite of the humorous circumstances surrounding the meeting, what he had to say was of considerable merit. Read on and express your own views in the Comment Section at the end of the article.

...An offer of employment from the European Central Bank has inspired me to put down the bottle, battle the delirium tremens (DTs), and put pen to paper, (or, I guess, finger to keyboard) to expose a shocking and effective coup d’état that is overwhelming our global governments, our global economy and our way of life. Please consider my commentary extremely confidential and don't share it with anyone, particularly with anyone under 30. Read on. You'll understand why.

"Since my last evaluation this employee has hit rock bottom and has started to dig", "He sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them." and 30 other “actual” descriptive employee performance evaluations. Share them at the office to lightened things up.

A 98 year old lady (yes, 98!) actually wrote the following letter to her bank. The bank manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in the local newspaper and we thank him most sincerely for doing so. Perhaps it is something you should require from your bank as well.

The world’s best kept investment secret is GOLD: Gold has gone up 7.5X this century; Gold's compound annual return since 2000 is 9.2% compared to a 7.7% (incl. reinvested dividends) for the Dow Jones so why are only 0.6% of global financial assets in gold? The simple answer is that most investors don’t understand gold because governments suppress the virtues of gold.

the daily chart is currently bearish, indicating the continuation of the correction or consolidation in the short term. However, new lows below USD 60,760 are not yet foreseeable.... A volatile back-and-forth between approximately USD 61,000 and USD 67,000 could be sufficient to build a base and to then generate a new contrarian buying signal within a few days.

This user-friendly platform offers a seamless experience, allowing you to invest in gold as easily as you would any other digital asset.

Islamic Finance doesn't have all the answers but if we're going to improve the systems we have, it's important to understand how other systems work — especially one that has been around for a cool 1,300 years, and is now a sector holding $3.2 trillion in global assets.